Bruce Beckman for Village Council
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Focused on community well being, stands for ethics and integrity, time tested and proven
Honorary Chairs: Shirley Johnson, John Mochel, Greg Vogler
A Little Bit about Bruce Beckman

• Born on Chicago Southwest Side
• Raised in the Western Suburbs
• Has resided in Downers Grove since 1973
• District 99 Board of Education (1979 – 2003) – Member, Vice President and President
• Illinois State Board of Education “Those who Excel” award – 1999
• Village of Downers Grove Stormwater and Flood Plain Oversight Committee – 2003 to date
• Downers Grove School Board Caucus
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Education
• Saint Leonard’s Elementary School in Berwyn, Illinois
• Morton West in Berwyn, Illinois
• BA degree from Oklahoma State, Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Graduate study at Babson College in Boston

Family
• Married to Mickie Beckman (known to thousands of parents and children throughout Downers Grove as “Miss Mickie” at the Downers Grove Public Library Junior Room)
• One married daughter, Juliet
• Two grandsons, Jack and Nick
• Julie and her husband Nate along with Jack and Nick live in Lombard, Illinois

Professional History

• 31 years in Telecommunication with ATT, Ameritech and SBC
• President of the Association of Ameritech/SBC retirees (AASBCR), a national advocacy group
• Vice President-Essential Telecom Consultants, Incorporated
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